Thursday, February 24, 2011

Ohio Union Protest

Charles Henthorn, retired Air Force Colonel and candidate for US Senate in 2012, visited the union rally at the Ohio State Capitol on February 22, 2011.

The unions were protesting S.B. 5. The bill would reduce union negotiating power with the state, which in turn would reduce the cost of unions and give the state government a better opportunity to balance its budget.

I was there last week in support of the bill. When I asked serveral of the OEA (Ohio Teacher's Union) members where we were supposed to get the money to pay for their pentions, wages and Health Care I was told....."Don't know, Don't Care and its My Problem." In other words suck it up and come up with the cash even though we're broke. Honestly I don't have a problem with the policemen and firefighters, but the entitlement attitude of those in the education sector drives me nuts.